Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	155% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	34.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '23 at 07:16
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 83.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 255 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 907 87% 716 Pts	64-Core 1,248 77% 1,248 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 882C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 196 Parallax 201 193% 211 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 146 Splatting 128 124% 155 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 406 403 418 401 358 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 1,135 Write 1,151 Mixed 1,048 SusWrite 411 210% 936 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 25.8 4K Mixed 26 87% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 653 DQ Write 82.6 DQ Mixed 164 172% 300 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 228%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$372 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 250 264 321 332 207 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 341 Write 316 Mixed 314 SusWrite 263 70% 308 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 17.3 4K Mixed 11.9 54% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 89.8 DQ Mixed 168 118% 152 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 133%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$369 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 3.5TB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 260 283 335 341 210 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	69% Good	Read 440 Write 351 Mixed 344 SusWrite 282 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 16 4K Mixed 23.9 78% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 65.7 DQ Mixed 151 129% 198 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$131 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 161 157 160 143 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 5.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 198 216 201 198 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 221 Mixed 118 SusWrite 200 138% 188 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 420% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 143 138 141 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 162 Write 139 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 142 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 98%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 791GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 71 67 63 66 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 95.2 Write 99.9 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 67 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 67%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 6TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 174 167 169 172 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 167 Write 149 Mixed 113 SusWrite 168 200% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 Patriot 3200 C16 Series CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 Patriot 3200 C16 Series 48GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.5% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19.8 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 16 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 70%

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,189x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,213x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,142x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,885x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,608x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,562x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,327x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,129x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,273x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	932x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16